The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
synopsis 81 tho Proceedings IT tho Senate and
House.
IN THE SENATE
Mr.. Ward offered resolution that no bill
Or resolution shall be received after Feb %
without unanimous consent Passed.
Mr.. Bowen introduced concurrent resolu-
ton to expunge from the record of the state
me proceedings OF the Impeachment trial
OF E. St Julian Cox in 1881. Sent to Judi
ciary committee
The following committee reports were Ie-
ceived:
Judiciary-Comstock, relating to proceedings
to perpetuate testimony of witnesses, to pass
Johnson, TO prevent attorneys, agents or others
from negotiating loans which shall exceed legal
Int crest. indefinitely postponed.
Reform School-To appropriate 10000 for
Mr. Daniels offered the following resolu-
ton:
That the judiciary committee be instructed to
prepare bill redistricting the state into judicial
districts and report the same at the earliest pos
The following house bills were recommended
to pass: Smith. memorial to congress for an an:
Rropr,,tion: Rogers. relating to Judgments:
Garker; amending section 2. chapter ZIG, laws
1885: Rogers to amend section IL charter s.
laws ISIS: Gregory, to provide for taking
suitations between attorneys and prisoners:
Donnelly, amending article Of the constitution
Tor the protection of working people; Reyes, to
exclude persons from certain trials; Newell to
reduce expenses in supreme court; Lucas Joint
resolution relating to coal lands; Rogers. rela-
ting to rlats in town and cities: Knox. granting
certain powers to county commissioners: Hem
Erickson, for printing school laws.
SENATE BILLS PASSED
school districts,
Chapman:To amend the charter Of the bor-
schctfer-To provide for an additional Judge
In the Second judicial district Of Ramsey county
h%ensonT NJ prohibit intimidation:
Tax Committee Relating to the assessment
and collection Of taxes
Swenson-For the proper schooling and to
regulate the labor Of children in workshops,
Mr.. Reese presented a bill in the house yester-
day that will in q measure Offset the sharp prac-
tices OF tax title sharks. The bill provides that
when the time of redemption has expired the
sheriff shall give personal notice to the owner of
the property. II resident in the county. IT the
owner cannot be found due notice shall be given
Ill the papers of the county, and if there are no
papers published in the county, then the notice
s sh be made through the papers published at
Mr. Barker, of tho house tax committee,
reports progress Oh substitute bill for all
those now introduced to cover the defects
In the present TAX law. This will take in the
Champ:in bill to protect property owners on
receipts given for taxes paid. The Sevatson
bill on railroad taxation, the Lee bill for tax
ing telegraph companies, and his bill for the
collection OF taxes, also his bill to tax ex-
press companies. the bill to tax car loaning.
sleeping car and other companies, are all
buried in the general orders of the house and
nave not yet passed the fire OF debate When
they will be reached cannot be said
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend and consolidate the charter OF the
CITY OF Austin.
To authorize Lake county to issue bonds for a
court house and county jail:
To authorize township elections in the town of
Mountain Lake.
10 D:evua5 the running at large of cattle, ETC..
In the town of Kingston, Meeker county.
10 detach territory from school district 81,
Renvlle county. and to attach it to district 100.
Amending section 2. chapter 40, of General
Statutes. relating to deeds and mortgages.
Detaching certain territory from School Dis
trlct No. 81 Of Renvillc county.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the charter of Rush City.
To detach territory from independent school
district in Redwood county.
Fixing the compensation of county commits
e1one:s in Hennepin county,
Fixing tho compensation Of the county attor-
ney and his assistants In Hennepin county.
Relating to the board OF park commissioners
OF Minneapolis.
Relating to condemnation proceedings by the
board of park commissioners Of Minneapolis.
Kelatlns to the extension OF time for the pay
ment OF special tax assessments in Minneapolis.
Relating to the appointment of city forester
bv the board Of park commissioners of Minne-
apOlis.
70 authorize Minneapolis to issue bonds.
B.ll to amend the charter Of St. Paul. relating
to deeds aud mortgages
Amending and consolidating an act to provide
Tor a plat commission of Ramsey county, ap-
proved March, 1881.
Fixing the salary of the adjutant general
Relating to destruction Of fish in Lake Pepin.
Ramsey county.
Issuance Of bonds for Ramsey county,
Authorizing South Saltwater to Issue bonds
and elect justices Of the peace.
SENATE
Senator Hixon, for the special committee,
reported that the bill for the good care of
grain in store be indefinitely pOstnOned.
also that the elevator bill proposing to locate
public elevators on railroad lands. to pass.
The committee on taxes reported favora-
bly, on the bill for the redemption from tax
sales.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing Graut county to issue bonds; re-
of land to redeem; repeating the act for the in
spectlon OF steam boilers: relating to clerks of
the district court: to appropriate money for the
relief of Adolph Wolff; to reimburse settlers for
defending suits; to provide for trial of village
ordinances: an act regulating the catching of
nsh IN the Minnesota river: to amend and cod
ny the city charter of Hastings: to amend the
act creating a special school district in Jackson
county; to provide for the care of insane women
en- route to the hospital: authorizing the town
OF Hutchinson, in Mcleod county,!to raise money
1or railroad depots, ETC.: to amend act lncorpor-
ating village of Sleepy Eye; to enable owners of
lands to test tax titles; to empower tho state
university to sell the fruit farm; to maintain
Code.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To organize the Ramsey County Hospital COM
mission: to amend the charter of the city of St.
Paul; to fix the salary Of the judges of Ramsey
county; to authorize Ramsey county to issue
bonds: to authorize Anoka to construct bridge;
TO amend the charter Of the city of Minneapolis
+. fe!atlng to the park commissions: to amend the
charter Of Minneapolis regulating assessments
Tor public wor Ks: to detach certain territory
from Independent School District No. l in Red
wood county; to amend the act relating to the
nOard or park commissioners Of Minneapolis:
to authorize the city Of Minneapolis to issue
nonds: TO amend the act relating to the treas
urer Mile Laos county; to amend the act to in
corporate. tho village of Watervie; to
regulate the catching of fish in Otter Tail county
relating to city of Northtied: relating to liquor
at the Brock mission: memorial to congress for
an appropriation: relating to judgments: to
prevent cattle from running at large in Cass
county; to authorize probate court. Hennepin
county. TO grant license: to authorize Glencoe
to appropriate money; to abolish state board Of
1mmlgratlon: to restrain beasts from doing
damage; legalizing tho town site of Little Falls;
relating to the regulation of St. Charles public
schIol; incorporating the village of Wadena:
amending section 2, chapter PIG General Laws
OF $3.50. relating to attorneys: to provide for
taking dispositions: providing for private con-
SITUATIONS b tween attorneys and prisoners;
amending article of the constitution, to pro-
tect working people: to exclude persons from
certain trials: to reduce expenses IN supreme
court: granting certain powers to county COM
ulfss1Oners.
HOUSE
The house defea ted Donnclly's maximum
grain tariff by a vote OF 60 to 80. Don
nelly alleges bribery.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED,
A bill to amend chapter IL. Special Laws
1878, Incorporating the village of Watervillc;
to regulate the catching OF fish in Lake Ann
Wright county: authorizing the Saltwater school
district to issue bonds: authorizing COM
missoners of Washington county to appoint
superintendent OF the poor; reorranizing the
state agricultural society and comforting police
authorities on the board of managers: increas-
Ing the salary Of the treasurer of Mile Laos
county from $3.50 to 1000; authorizing
payment Of expenses incurred by commission
ers of Marshall county for hail sufferers:
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